Moon Phases Information

The Current Moon Phase, & Moon Phases for 2016

Dates of the New Moon and Full Moon for the year, based on the location, London (UK) at the time of midnight. Also the Star Sign or Zodiac sign the Full Moon / New Moon will be in.

Moon Phase for 2016

Month

New Moon

In Star Sign

Full Moon

In Star Sign

Jan 2016

10th

Aquarius

24th

Leo

Feb 2016

8th

Aquarius

22nd

Virgo

March 2016

9th

Aries

23rd

Libra

April 2016

7th

Aries

22nd

Scorpio

May 2016

6th

Taurus

21st

Sagittarius

June 2016

5th

Gemini

20th

Capricorn

July 2016

4th

Cancer

19th

Capricorn

Aug 2016

2nd

Leo

18th

Pisces

Sept 2016

1st

Virgo

16th

Pisces

Oct 2016

1st

Libra

16th

Taurus

Oct 2016

30th

Scorpio

Nov 2016

29th

Sagittarius

14th

Taurus

Dec 2016

29th

Capricorn

14th

Cancer

Jan 2017

28th

Aquarius

12th

Cancer

Feb 2017

26th

Pisces

11th

Virgo

Mar 2017

28th

Aries

12th

Virgo

UK Solstices, Equinoxes and Festivals Calendar 2016

Below is a table that shows the Solstice or Equinox event of the year, also shown is the phase of the Moon at that time, and the Star Sign or Zodiac Sign the Moon will be in.

Based On Northern Hemisphere, Western Europe, GMT Time

Equinox and Solstices Events 2016

2015 Event

UK Date

UK Time

Moon Phase

Moon Sign

Imbolic

Feb 4th

09.30

Wanning

Sagittarius

Vernal Equinox

Mar 20th

04.30

Waxing

Virgo

Beltaine

May 5th

02.34

New

Taurus

Summer Solstice UK

June 20th

23,34

New

Capricorn

Lughnasad

Aug 7th

02.54

First Qtr

Libra

Autumnal Equinox

Sept 22nd

15.21

Last Quarter

Gemini

Halloween

31st Oct

New

Scorpio

Samhain

Nov 7th

23.42

First Qtr

Aquarius

Winter Solstice UK

Dec 21st

10.44

Last Qtr

Libra

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2016

Valentines Day

St Davids Day

Mothers Day (UK)

St Patrick's Day

Easter Monday

St Georges Day

Feb 14th

March 1st

March 6th

March 17th

28th March

23rd April

Fathers Day

Summer Bank Holiday

Halloween

St Andrews Day

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

June 19th

August 29tht

Oct 31st

Nov 30th

Dec 25th

Dec 26th

Names Given to the Full Moon

The Full Moon has been given different names by many peoples around the world and at each month in the year, the full moon has its own special name which resembled the culture of the peoples, and their view of the life cycle in the natural year. Below are a few examples:

Month

Old English

Native American

Buddhist

Other

Jan

Old Moon

Wolf Moon

Duruthu Poya

Ice Moon

Feb

Wolf Moon

Snow Moon

Navam Poya

Hungar Moon

March

Lenten Moon

Worm Moon

Medin Poya

Chaste Moon

April

Egg Moon

Pink Moon

Bak Poya

Waking Moon

May

Milk Moon

Flower Moon

Vesak Poya

Corn Moon

June

Flower Moon

Strawberry Moon

Poson Poya

Planting Moon

July

Hay Moon

Buck Moon

Esala Poya

Thunder Moon

August

Grain Moon

Sturgeon Moon

Nikini Poya

Lightning Moon

Sept

Corn Moon

Harvest Moon

Binara Poya

Barley Moon

Oct

Harvest Moon

Hunters Moon

Vap Poya

Blood Moon

Nov

Hunters Moon

Beavers Moon

Il Poya

Frost Moon

Dec

Oak Moon

Cold Moon

Unduvap Poya

Long Nights Moon

The Moon, Water, & Emotions

Of course the moon is known to affect the tides and through its gravitational pull. It may not be surprising then that the moon is related to water in esoteric traditions and that water is the esoteric element for emotions. Our bodies are largely comprised of water too.

So the inference is that moon affects our emotional own tides; as our whims rise and fall. In other words our emotions and relationships are the personification of Gravitational forces.

The Moon Tarot card represents the strange attractions that we have, our undercurrents that dictate our directions, often of course these are in contrast to our outward personas. The moon can show us what is driving us.

The Phases of The MoonThe moon moves through a cycle of phases from the New Moon to the first quarter, full moon, last quarter and new moon again. The new moon is the end of one cycle and the start of another, the full moon is the peak of the cycle and as the peak its purpose or effect is most visible at that time.

Each Cycle caries the effects of the sun, its sunlight and electromagnetic force (via Moon to Earth) to have a specific effect on our emotions and how we relate to our world; our magnetic ties. In this relationship the moon also serves to provide us with a pathway to controlling the effects of what we are bound to, and what we can release from our bonds. – Please Research Moon Rituals - One we have included below.

Moonlight Moonlight carries a smaller spectrum of light than the sun. Light in the visual sense includes three primary colour bands RGB, Red Green and Blue. Moonlight being reflected light, loses a range of colour and so does all reflected light. Moon light has been measured in terms of its colour wavelength, and is absence of one colour band and vastly reduced in another, making it mostly in the Blue Spectrum.

In most magical and mystics circles blue is regarded as colour of spiritual communication and expression, where as the red spectrum is associated to the physical existence, and Green is associated to Earth bound Love and growth.

The absence of the red spectrum of light allows us to attach our red spectrum to the moonlight to reform the white light, of course this can only be done if all three prime colours are formed, Red, Blue and Green and so any such working must be done with a good heart, a spiritual intention and material energy.

Full Moon Purging - A Full Moon Ritual

Prior to Beginning write with zeal, passion and purpose, on paper the intention of what you want to release; addiction, attitude from your life
To Begin cleanse your sacred area with an opening prayer, a sage smudging, and/or by burning some incense. Invite your guides, angels, masters, or teachers to be at your side throughout the ceremony.
Point a lit smudge stick to the sky, then full the smoke to the ground at your feet and begin to circle anti clock wise with the smudge, making a spiral of smoke that starts tight and small and grows in size as it moves upwards. In this action we are creating a lifting vortex of energy to release into. The smudge stick will loosen the air around and within you.
Light one or more candles. These will remove the light. Look to the skies. Breathe in the moon light and moon ignited night air, breath this air down to your feet and allow it to loosen all of the atoms within all of your being.
Read out loud the words you have written on the paper. Set your intention to release the item/addiction/attitude from your life. As you speak the words, expel the air inside you as if want you need to release is in your mouth, make your actions in tune with your command to release. Once announced, set the paper to fire, and watch the embers rise as smoke and leave.
As you watch the smoke leave, and having felt the commitment of your action, concern yourself no more, do not re-think, do not re-consider, KNOW, that is done and the universe will now respond. The next action is to employ faith, in what you have done, and in what the universe will do.
Thank the spirits. Be safe. Put out the fire.

Moon Facts

Courtesy of Space.com.

The Moon is 4.5 billion years old.

The Moon always shows us the same face, even though both the earth and the moon are rotating?

The Moons Orbit of the Earth is 29.5 days.

The Moons own Rotation Cycle is 29 days (to revolve once)

The Moons Shape - The Moon is not sphere! It's shaped like an egg. If you go outside and look up, one of the small ends is pointing right at you. It appears round to us because of the angle we are looking at it from. Its about 20% taller than it is wide!

The Moon affects the ocean tides through forces of gravity. This is of course fairly well known, but the Sun also causes the tides.

The Moons Orbit of the Earth stabilises our planets rotation and speed, in fact some scientists have commented that without the moon pulling the earth round, our days and nights might not exist and furthermore our seasons would not be as they are, in short the stabilisation of the earth’s rotation by the moon provides us with life as we know it.